The NSW government has revealed it will conduct a review into the Thoroughbred Racing Act which governs racing in the state as it prepares to publish its official response to the Rosehill parliamentary inquiry this week.

NSW Racing Minister David Harris says there will be a review of the Thoroughbred Racing Act. (Image: Getty Images)

Racing Minister David Harris, who has been at arm’s length from the Rosehill proposal, said during a parliamentary estimates hearing this week that he had decided to review the Act, which was first established in 1996.

A review is one of five recommendations made by the Rosehill Select Committee in its final report released in December. The Minns government has until Thursday to release its formal response to that report.

But Harris said he and his team were already in the process of getting that review started.

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